This chapter discusses the importance of audacious individuals like Elon Musk, their ability to solve engineering problems, and the strong reactions they provoke. It introduces Walter Isaacson as the 'masseuse' who will convey the complexity of Musk's life and includes a conversation between the host and Isaacson about his upcoming biography on Musk.
Two years ago, Walter Isaacson, the legendary biographer who has written books about Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci, began shadowing Elon Musk. "I started off with a guy who was one of the most popular people on the planet," Isaacson says, "and ended up with a guy who's the most controversial." Today on the show, Isaacson unpacks those controversies.